Singular and plural · एकवचन और बहुवचन
One cat, two cats. One box, two boxes. One child, two… children! Learn the rules, then play.
Singular and plural games
What are singular and plural?
Singular means one (एकवचन): one cat, one box. Plural means more than one (बहुवचन): two cats, three boxes. Most words just add s — but some follow other rules, and a few are special.
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Most words: add s | cat → cats, book → books, tree → trees |
| Words ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x: add es | bus → buses, glass → glasses, dish → dishes, watch → watches, box → boxes |
| Some words ending in o: add es | mango → mangoes, potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes (but photo → photos, piano → pianos) |
| Consonant + y: change y to ies | baby → babies, city → cities, story → stories |
| Vowel + y: just add s | boy → boys, toy → toys, key → keys, day → days |
| Words ending in f / fe: change to ves | leaf → leaves, knife → knives, wolf → wolves (but roof → roofs, chief → chiefs) |
| Special words change inside | man → men, woman → women, child → children, foot → feet, tooth → teeth, mouse → mice, goose → geese, ox → oxen |
| Same in singular and plural | sheep → sheep, deer → deer, fish → fish |
Tip: say the plural aloud. If you hear an extra sound — box-es, bus-es — the word adds es.
A one-page chart to stick on the wall, and a worksheet to practise.
Singular and plural
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Most words: add s | cat → cats, book → books, tree → trees |
| Words ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x: add es | bus → buses, glass → glasses, dish → dishes, watch → watches, box → boxes |
| Some words ending in o: add es | mango → mangoes, potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes (but photo → photos, piano → pianos) |
| Consonant + y: change y to ies | baby → babies, city → cities, story → stories |
| Vowel + y: just add s | boy → boys, toy → toys, key → keys, day → days |
| Words ending in f / fe: change to ves | leaf → leaves, knife → knives, wolf → wolves (but roof → roofs, chief → chiefs) |
| Special words change inside | man → men, woman → women, child → children, foot → feet, tooth → teeth, mouse → mice, goose → geese, ox → oxen |
| Same in singular and plural | sheep → sheep, deer → deer, fish → fish |
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Singular and plural — worksheet
Name: ____________________ Class: ______ Date: __________
1. Write the plural: cat ________ box ________ baby ________ leaf ________
2. Write the plural: bus ________ toy ________ knife ________ watch ________
3. Write the plural: child ________ man ________ tooth ________ mouse ________
4. Write the singular: women ________ feet ________ cities ________ wolves ________
5. Which word is the same in singular and plural? (dog / sheep / cow) ________
6. Fill in: There are three ________ (bench) in the park.
7. Fill in: The ________ (lady) are singing a song.
8. Fill in: I saw two ________ (mouse) in the kitchen.
9. Circle the plural words: apple, mangoes, girl, teeth, box, children
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